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Van Soom, Herman



Years:	1965-2005
Number of games:	76
Number of wins:	18
Number of draws:	25
Number of losses:	33
White score:	17½/35 (50% - Average Elo: 1954.71)
Black score:	13/41 (31.71% - Average Elo: 2005.79)

Rating progression

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Black wins
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Black losses

Top wins

Van Soom, Herman (1985) - Segers, Vic (2065), Antwerp League-ch Experts, Antwerp (C00) - 1993

Van Soom, Herman (1999) - Foulon, Greta (1948), Antwerp League-ch Series A, Mechelen (C69) - 1992

Van Soom, Herman (1858) - Taverniers, Peter (1670), Brasschaat op 05th, Brasschaat (B13) - 2005

Van Herck, Paul (2102) - Van Soom, Herman (1999), Antwerp League-ch Series A, Mechelen (D91) - 1992

Braspenning, Rudy (2081) - Van Soom, Herman (1999), Antwerp League-ch Series A, Mechelen (D41) - 1993

Van Decraen, Roger (2003) - Van Soom, Herman (1985), Antwerp League-ch Experts, Antwerp (D13) - 1994

Van Soom, Herman - ? (32)

Hanssen, Paul (1/2)

Segers, Vic (1½/2)

Smet, Lievin (2/2)

Barbier, Thomas (½/1)

Detienne, Stephane (0/1)

Docx, Stefan (0/1)

Doossche, Carlo (1/1)

Foulon, Greta (1/1)

Gelens, Jules (1/1)

Hajenius, Willem (0/1)

Huyck, Walter (½/1)

Knors, Rudi (½/1)

Krukowski, Meir (0/1)

Lambshire, Michael V (0/1)

Schuermans, Robert (0/1)

Segers, Danny (1/1)

Talon, Alain (½/1)

Taverniers, Peter (1/1)

Theys, Freddy (½/1)

Van Camp, Koen (0/1)

Van Gompel, Willy (1/1)

Van Herck, Marcel (½/1)

Viaene, Jan (0/1)

Wouters, Tim (1/1)

? - Van Soom, Herman (38)

Huyck, Walter (½/2)

Krukowski, Meir (0/2)

Lavrenov, Yuli (0/2)

Andries, Gommaar (0/1)

Baert, Andy (1/1)

Baete, Guy (1/1)

Boersma, Cees (½/1)

Braspenning, Rudy (1/1)

Cools, Gorik (0/1)

De Coninck, Rafael (0/1)

Denys, Johan (½/1)

Docx, Stefan (0/1)

Doossche, Carlo (½/1)

Gelens, Jules (½/1)

Hanssen, Paul (0/1)

Kapengut, Albert Z (0/1)

Kasanen, Juha (0/1)

Keustermans, Helmut (0/1)

Klomp, Hans (1/1)

Penson, Thierry (0/1)

Pieters, Frederik (0/1)

Stefanov, Georgi (0/1)

Van Beers, Eddy (0/1)

Van Decraen, Roger (1/1)

Van den Berg, Ad (0/1)

Van den Brande, Werner (0/1)

Van Herck, Marcel (0/1)

Van Herck, Paul (1/1)

Van Vlaenderen, Koen (½/1)

Vanlerberghe, Eddy (½/1)

Verboven, Peter (1/1)

Watzka, Horst (0/1)

Openings played as White (25)

B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo: 1778.67
Result: 2/4 = 50%

C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo: 1805
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo: 2031
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

C06 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4)
Average Elo: 2024
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1970
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 2/2 = 100%

B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo: 1617
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo: 2259
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5)
Average Elo: 2241
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dc 5.O-O f6 6.d4)
Average Elo: 1948
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 2135
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo: 1940
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2031
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C34 King's Gambit Accepted (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2220
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo: 2065
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C33 King's Gambit Accepted (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4)
Average Elo: 1728
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 2247
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B54 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo: 1616
Result: 1/1 = 100%

Openings played as Black (32)

B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Ng4)
Average Elo: 2300
Result: 1½/4 = 37.5%

A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo: 1555
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo: 1979.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/2 = 0%

B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 2265
Result: ½/2 = 25%

C56 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4)
Average Elo: 1443
Result: ½/2 = 25%

D89 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Ne2)
Average Elo: 2168
Result: ½/2 = 25%

A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 2035
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A02 Bird's Opening (1.f4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A33 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2200
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 1594
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A50 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4)
Average Elo: 2066
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 (1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo: 1993
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 1960
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo: 2073
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B45 Sicilian, Taimanov (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 2004
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo: 2205
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B89 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 Nc6 7.Be3)
Average Elo: 1988
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1912
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo: 2003
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5)
Average Elo: 2081
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D73 Neo-Grunfeld, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1897
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D84 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit Accepted (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Nxd5 Qxd5 8.Bxc7)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo: 2168
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2102
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E28 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 O-O 6.e3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%